News of deputies

Argentina legalises abortion in major shift for women’s rights

30-12-2020 10:25 Argentina legalised elective abortion on Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift toward women’s rights in one of Latin America’s largest Catholic countries.

Senators approve historic bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

30-12-2020 04:44 After a marathon debate in the upper house that stretched into early hours of the morning, senators back bill with 38 votes in favour, 29 against and a single abstention.

Lawmakers in lower house approve bill to legalise abortion

11-12-2020 04:00 Lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve government's bill to legalise abortion by 131 votes to 117, paving the way for a showdown in the Senate before the end of the year.

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

03-12-2020 11:20 Political tensions have surged back to the fore in Argentina after the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 129-118 vote a sharp cut in this city’s federal revenue-sharing funding on Tuesday following a marathon 20-hour session and intense debate.

Frente de Todos advances Congress agenda with marathon session

20-11-2020 11:01 Favourable outcomes for ruling coalition in Congress. After more than 20 hours of debate in lower house, deputies back ‘wealth tax’ bill and initiative to stop commercial redevelopment of fire-destroyed land.

Abortion reform battle set to begin – but how will senators vote?

31-10-2020 14:49 President Alberto Fernández has confirmed that he will send a bill to legalise abortion in Argentina to Congress imminently. Here’s how the numbers shape up ahead in the upper house of an era-defining vote.

Congress enters 21st century with ‘virtual sessions’ set to begin next week

09-05-2020 09:27 Chamber of Deputies and Senate carry out online trial runs, with contrasting results, as coronavirus pandemic forces Argentina to introduce videoconference law-making.

Senate to return to activity on May 13 after CFK bends for opposition

05-05-2020 16:30 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner chooses May 13 for the year’s first Senate session, following negotiations with the opposition over the rules for virtual procedure. 

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

21-12-2019 09:13 Sweeping legislative package will include imposing tax increases on sectors of the upper and middle classes, as well as providing tax incentives for production and tax benefits to the most impoverished.

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

21-12-2019 08:20 After a marathon session, lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve new president’s legislative project, sending bill to Senate.

Congress debates its next move on Bolivia crisis

13-11-2019 17:32 Both coalitions agree there the intervention by the Armed Forces in the democratic process was problematic. But they diverge on the culpability of former president Evo Morales.

Two party dominance in Congress – but not enough to help Fernández

02-11-2019 11:00 Senate under new government’s control but Macri’s comeback leaves Lower House hanging in the balance.

by Michael Soltys